March 04, 2006

Tour of the Conservation Laboratories at Winterthur Museum

Date: Saturday, March 4 (snow date is March 11)Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMCost:$15 for dues-paying members and their guests
$20 for non-members and their guestsLocation: Winterthur is located on Kennett Pike (DE 52), five miles north of I-95 Exit 7 (Wilmington) and five miles south of US 1.
Join us for a private insider tour of the Winterthur/University of Delaware Conservation Laboratories led by Professor Debra Hess Norris, Chair of the Arts Conservation Department at the University of Delaware. We will meet some of the graduate students and faculty engaged in conservation science and preservation of archeological and ethnographic objects, furniture, and paintings.
One painting that is being conserved and restored at the laboratory is the 1892 portrait of Winnie Davis, the youngest daughter of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The portrait was hung above the mantle of his estate, Beauvoir. On August 29 thirty foot waves crashed over the highway separating Beauvoir from the Gulf destroying most of the estate and its contents. Students and faculty will show this and other works currently being treated. Their activities have recently been the subject of articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Wilmington News Journal.
After the tour we will have reserved tables at the Winterthur Cafeteria in the Visitors Center for a la carte lunch. If you wish to visit the museum after lunch, tickets may be purchased there.
Directions to Winterthur can be found at http://www.winterthur.org/
Reservations are limited. Please register online at https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=5175&groupID=158
For more information, please contact Sid Hess at 610-388-2783 or sidhess@alum.mit.edu

March 15, 2006

Infinite Possibilities: Careers After MIT

Date: Wednesday, March 15
Time: 6:30 PM - Hors d'oeuvres and drinks
7:30 PM - Panel discussion
Location: Down Town Club
150 South Independence Hall West
Philadelphia
Cost: $15 for club members and their guests
$20 for non-memebers

Ever question your career path? Wish that you could learn from the insights of those who have already done so, and hear about what they have gained and given up, and what they have learned?

Please join us on Wednesday, March 15 for a special Young Alumni Seminar, sponsored by the MIT Alumni Association and the MIT Club of Delaware Valley. Young alumni are invited to enjoy a lively panel of distinguished MIT alumni as they discuss "Infinite Possibilities: Careers After MIT." It is also your chance to rediscover your connection to the Institute and your community of young alumni in the area.

The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with hors d'oeuvres and hosted drinks, followed at 7:30 PM by the panel discussion. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. The event will conclude at 9:00 PM.

Join us at the Down Town Club, 150 South Independence Hall West, Philadelphia. The cost is $15 for Club members and $20 for non-members and guests, which includes food and drinks. Space is limited and your RSVP is required. For more information or to register, visit: http://alum.mit.edu/ccg/mit10/yass/delvalley.html

March 18, 2006

Delaware Section ACS Event: Wine Tasting at the Chaddsford Winery

Join the Delaware Section of the American Chemical Society for an evening of wine tasting at the Chaddsford Winery in the Historic Brandywine Valley.Date: March 18, 2006Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PMLocation: Chaddsford Winery, 632 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
610-388-6221, www.chaddsford.comCost: $20 for ACS members and their guest(s)
$25 for non-ACS members
$10 for students age 21+Includes: Private Winemaking Process Tour
Private Tasting of 6-8 different wines
Private Barrel Tasting
Selection of imported and domestic cheeses, seasonal fruits, and a variety of crackers during the tasting
Chaddsford logo wine glass to keep
Welcome to the Chaddsford Winery, widely acknowledged as one of the top east coast properties. Your journey will take you to the beautiful and historic Brandywine Valley in southeast Pennsylvania, where you will visit a renovated 17th century colonial barn that began its conversion to a small premium winery in 1982 when we carefully chose this part of the country to launch our newest wine venture.
At the beginning we produced just 3,000 cases and sold it all locally. Since then we've plugged along – fueled by our passion to make only the best and blessed by a magnificent micro-climate and a wealth of rave reviews – until today Chaddsford produces 30,000 cases of wine and sells it to a wider market from New York to D.C. and selected restaurants nationwide.
To register, please contact John Gavenonis at john.gavenonis@usa.dupont.com (preferred) or 302-999-5600. Reservations will be accepted until Friday, March 17, 2006.
For more information about the winery, and to find directions, please visit http://www.chaddsford.com/

March 28, 2006

Newly-Admitted Students Meeting

Join fellow club members on March 28 for a reception at the Embassy Suites (Philadelphia Airport) to welcome students newly-admitted to the MIT Class of 2010. This has become an annual, and very popular, event for prospective students, their parents and families, and club members. The featured program this year will be a premier a cappella group, The Chorallaries of MIT.